Molecular phylogenetics of geographically restricted Acropora species: Implications for threatened species conservation

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 837-851

  Richards, Z T ^a   Miller, D J ^b   Wallace, C C ^c  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MUSEUM OF TROPICAL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Introgression; Mitochondrial control region; Molecular clock; Rare; Scleractinia; Single copy nuclear intron

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; INTROGRESSION; INTRON; MITOCHONDRIAL CONTROL REGION; MOLECULAR CLOCK; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; RARE; SCLERACTINIA; SINGLE-COPY NUCLEAR INTRON;

INTROGRESSION; MITOCHONDRIAL CONTROL REGION; MOLECULAR CLOCK; RARE; SCLERACTINIA; SINGLE-COPY NUCLEAR INTRON;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HAPLOTYPES; INTRONS; MICRONESIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84884596009     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.020     Document Type: Article

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